welcome back. i am stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. let's get a check on weather and traffic. it is raining. >> it will slow things down. give yourself some extra time. keep a jacket and an umbrella with you. we will be in the 60's today. we can see moderate to heavy rain represented by the oranges and yellow. give yourself as much extra time as you can. we'll have periods of rain. there could be some breaks. high temperatures in the upper 60's and maybe do the low 70's if we are lucky. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. we will check on when things will clear up. >> we have a couple of accidents just in. eastbound 70 is a busy road. we have an accident reported past route 29. watch for delays there.

westbound 100, the ramp from snowden river parkway has now been reopened. we're dealing with a new crash northbound on to 95 near 100. another spot where you could find some slow going. delays on the north side. it will be a slick start. nothing significant on the beltway. still moving pretty good on 95. 11 minutes on the outer loop northeast side. nine minutes on the inner loop from 795 towards 83. no delays as a result of that accident. we will let you know how that evolves. 95 southbound and a little bit of a delay there. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the first casino will open in cecil county a few days earlier

than expected. kim dacey joins us with more on the story. >> maryland banned slots in the 1960's. hollywood casino cut the official word last night it will become the first maryland slots casino since a referendum was approved in 2008. hollywood casino got the ok after a trial run winds well saturday night. the casino has 1500 slot machines. you can experience something similar to table games. >> i am excited and all the staff is as well. all of our cast members are smiling from ear to ear. >> officials hope to help the economy in maryland. this casino has created 350 jobs. tony nylander has to commute from north east to a casino in

rhode island. >> i have a 2-year-old and we have been for about eight years. it is great aunt to hear the little guy yelled daddy. >> the casino is opening three days earlier thanks to construction. officials wanted to expedite this process so maryland could compete with casinos in bordering states. other locations hoped to fall in hollywood's footsteps. the casino will open its doors at 8:00 a.m. this morning. >> a patient has been charged with the murder of a fellow patient. investigators say a nurse found susan sachs with a string around her neck. saladin taylor is charged in that strangulation. teller was criminally responsible for a killer in

baltimore city. susan sachs killed a social worker. a woman isn't shock trauma after she was shot during a domestic dispute. this was just before 4:00 p.m. on sunday afternoon. there is no word on their condition. police said she suffered wo unds considered non-life- threatening . >> there was a motorcycle crash around 2:00 a.m. sunday morning. the motorcycle slid into a utility pole. the biker, matthew cavey, was killed. a white supremacist will appear before a judge before sentencing. the man pleaded guilty to armed carjacking and a hate crime. prosecutors say he and two others attacked a man while he

was fishing in south baltimore because he was african american. he is expected to address the court on sensate on how his life has changed since the attack. >> it is expected the judge will impose the sentence at the time of the play, 30 years for the armed carjacking, 25 years concurrent for a first degree of assaults. >> the trial for a co-defendant is set to begin today and the case for the third defendant was moved to juvenile court. >> the pastor of a mega church addressed his convocation yesterday amid allegations of sexual conduct. the bishop said he will fight teenage boyswured into sexual relationships. lon saysg heeddie

will fight these charges. eddie long says l he will fight these charges. he has been accused of sexual misconduct. he did not discuss specifics of the lawsuit during today's services, but he did deny the allegations later were issued a statement. >> i am going to fight. >> he has become one of the most powerful independent church leaders in the country. his cover vision has grown from 150 to 25,000 members. there was support. >> he will stand tall. he never said he was a guilty or innocent. >> 3 of the four men who are accusing him live in georgia.

the other lives in north carolina. >> i support my church. >> in his final remarks, bishop long preference the bible. >> i feel like david against goliath, but i have five rocks and i have not thrown one yet. >> the bishop made it clear he will not step down to deal with the allegation. . gregory -- . gregory -- kurt gregory, nbc news. >> and energy star label may influence your choice. now the government is trying to fix it. we have more. >> the energy star label is something consumers have come to

trust as a way to save money. consumers like this woman who looks for appliances with the energy star label. " we assume they are helping us with our electric bill. >> but now she is not so sure. the program certification process was put to the test showed vulnerability to fraud and abuse. >> we start with refrigerators and dishwashers. once we saw how they were certified, we went to a gas power alarm clock. >> a gasoline powered alarm clock cut start certification. >> there was no trouble getting start certification for pr product they simply made up. we will show you if the products will live up to the label. >> a so-called expert witness

was on capitol hill on friday provided some evidence on why some think washington is a big joke. steven colbert testified on farm labor. some believed it was intentionally turned over to a farce. >> this is america. i do not want a tomato picked by a mexican. i want it picked by an american and served by a venezuelan in a spot where i get a brazilian. >> nancy pelosi said she saw no problem with the stun. others say colbert mocked the process. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think stephen colbert's testimony before a congressional committee on migrant workers was appropriate? e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. again, that is watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> they say timing is anything.

it was completely off on that. 65 degrees on tv hill. the orioles face a sweep of the blue jays. the ravens host the browns. >> they are loaded with sugar and calories. some teenagers think sports drinks are healthy. >> we are tracking several accidents right now.ac

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around the beltway and out 70. give yourself some extra time. we will have off and on rain. it will not be steady rain. there will probably be a few breaks. temperatures in the low 70's. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. for now, over to the news desk. >> a scientist says she is developed a tool they could show whether a person has certain forms of cancer in just a matter of women. in just six minutes, the device is supposed to be able to detect breast cancer and intestinal cancer. she said the tool can detect the cancer when there are modified cells that have not multiplied to produce tumors. all she needs is a blood or saliva samples. no word on whether it will make

it to the american market. >> teenagers believe sports drinks are part of a healthy lifestyle. adolescents who drank them were more likely to exercise and eat fruits and vegetables then those who drank soda. it is because of marketing that teenagers associate these drinks with a healthy way of life. >> excellent marketing. >> 65 degrees on tv hill. did joe flacco bounce back from a poor performance last week? >> this is a live look courtesy of art skycam. it is raining outside and it's raining awfully hard in some places. give yourself some extra time and some space between cars. and some space between cars.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning.

let's check your morning commute. we have some weather-related problems. right now we're dealing with a new accident on the outer loop just past 795. a vehicle spun out and is facing the wrong direction. there is an accident at reisterstown road. we also have a crash eastbound on 70 past 29. northbound 295, another accident location. several of them to watch for. we have faced -- speeds are down this morning. 50 miles per hour on 95 from the northeast. 70 is still moving well despite the accident. it is off to the side perhaps perry is down 70 past 29. this is the white marsh area. this is southbound traffic and still moving pretty well but deftly building in volume.

that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. good morning. >> we have a few bus delays including the five, seven, 10, 14, 60 commuter buses running about 15 to 20 minutes late. light rail and metro subway are on schedule. 870 running about 10 minutes late. now back to tony pann. good morning. >> thank you. give yourself extra time this morning. rain will be with us through the rest of the day. it may not be a steady rain all day. plan on that raining all day. we do have moderate to heavy rain represented by the orange and yellow. up 95 and out 70. a few breaks across the eastern shore counties. those will fill in as we head

for the morning hours. take an umbrella with you and expect the rain to be with you. you can see rain downstream. is moving from the south to the north. extends to the carolinas. there is a stalled front of the warm air we were in is writing over top of that front and producing the rain in the mid atlantic region. all of that will combine to trust a wet start to the work week. the rain could extend into tomorrow. we are in the low to mid 60's right now. 64 at the airport. we might be able to sneak into the low 70's, but it will be difficult with the clouds and the rain. cloudy and cool. a range between 68 and 73. rain showers are likely tonight. there could be some

thunderstorms. temperatures will hold steady. tomorrow, the system will work its way off the coast. a chance for a shower on tuesday. high pressure moves in and we look forward to a nice day on tuesday. warmer tomorrow, 76 with a chance for a shower or a thunderstorm. another front comes in on thursday. we will hit the mid 70's on thursday. the weather will take a turn as we head into the weekend. highs in the 60's with overnight lows in the 40's. >> 65 degrees on tv hill. so much more ahead -- >> including a look at your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. good luck.

>> time to get to one of your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- do you think stephen colbert's testimony before a congressional committee on migrant workers was appropriate? >> keep e-mailing those responses to watercooler@wbaltv.com. we will read more of your

responses in the next hour and post all of them on the front page of our website. >> good morning, everybody per it wasn't perfect but it was a win. ravens bounce back by beating cleveland 24 best 17. the browns played hard and well. joe flacco and the ravens get it done. ray lewis is the 15th home opener with the squirreled dance. ravens down 3-0. at of the issues day for anquan boldin. perfect pass from joe flacco. is this jamal lewis? he looked like jamal lows. that is paying helles -- he is peyton hillis. boldin again.

the touchdown have for boldin and flacco. john harbaugh talked about the big day. >> he said he is the kind of guy you want playing quarterback perry nobody doubted that for one second, not a joke, not one of four players, not me. that is not to say you don't do everything you can do. joe has done it before. he will play every game and he will not be perfect, but he played well today. >> the steelers are up next on sun appeared the jets beat the dolphins last night. the orioles have seven games to close out this season. they will play tampa bay tonight. they lost their 14th straight game yesterday in toronto. 1-0 jays in the six.

this adds to the lead. orioles cannot beat the blue jays. tough against them. the yankees beat boston last night. we will hear from joe flacco and anquan boldin, an upper we got a chance to see why boldin was such a great player in arizona. >> he calls that the squirrel? that is pretty scary. >> thank you. here's a look ahead. >> the commission looking into the bp oil spill begins a hearing. find out who will testify. >> a sweet treat can set sail. >> the not so surprising study results a vacationer. >> rainy days and monday. give yourself some extra time.

>> the outer loop of the beltway ess.uickly becoming a m of several accidents to discuss. details are next. -- we have several accidents to discuss.

>> maryland will be home to a concealed in just a few hours. i will have details coming up in just a few minutes. >> the president pushing his economic message while pushing for votes. the campaign swing kicks off today. >> a week ago, so